The remains of 368 Japanese people were newly laid to rest in a memorial service in Tokyo at a national cemetery for unidentified people who died abroad during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/26/japan/368-war-dead-national-cemetery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wardead
https://www.alojapan.com/1252227/protesters-march-for-wwii-relief-for-civilians-and-others-who-were-overlooked/ Protesters march for WWII relief for civilians and others who were overlooked #Ginza #news #Okinawa #SovietUnion #Tokyo #TokyoAirRaids #TokyoNews #u.s. #WarDead #wwii #東京 #東京都 Protesters marched in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district Saturday, demanding a legislative measure to provide relief for those who suffered during World War II, including civilians killed in air raids. Bereaved family members and survivors of WWII walked the streets with pl…
Protesters marched in Ginza on Saturday, demanding relief for those who suffered during World War II, including civilians killed in air raids. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/20/japan/politics/wwll-protesters-march/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tokyo #ginza #wwii #tokyoairraids #wardead #okinawa #sovietunion #us
https://www.alojapan.com/1241101/emperor-and-empress-visit-iwo-jima-battlefield-to-pay-respects-to-war-dead/ Emperor and empress visit Iwo Jima battlefield to pay respects to war dead #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #ImperialFamily #IwoJima #VisitJapan #WarDead #wwii Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, Monday, to pay tribute to those who died in the fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. The day trip is the first in a string of the imperial couple’s memorial visits in Japan planned for this…
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a visit to Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, to pay tribute to those who died in fierce battle on the Pacific island 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/07/japan/emperor-empress-visit-iwo-jima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #iwojima #wwii #wardead
The son of a Japanese soldier killed in the battle is continuing efforts to collect the remains of the war dead on the Pacific island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/30/japan/iwo-jima-war-dead-remains-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #iwojima #wwii #wardead
A memorial service Crown Prince Akishino attended was held in Tokyo to mourn the estimated 100,000 victims of the U.S. military's air raid on the capital 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/10/japan/tokyo-air-raid-mourning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #wwii #wardead #tokyoairraids #tokyo
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/30/japan/emperor-empress-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #mongolia #imperialfamily #wwii #sovietunion #wardead
Japan urgently needs to preserve its WWII memorials that were built by survivors. But with aging caretakers and costly repairs, maintaining these tributes is becoming increasingly challenging. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/14/japan/society/private-war-memorials/ #japan #society #wwii #localgovernment #wardead
With 2024 marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's WWII suicide attack units, one group is using Instagram as a way for young people to learn about them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/11/japan/instagram-wwii-suicide-attack-units/ #japan #wwii #wardead #instagram
A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday for some 200,000 people who lost their lives in a fierce ground battle fought in the southernmost prefecture 79 years ago toward the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/japan/battle-of-okinawa-79-years/ #japan #okinawa #wwii #wardead
half died from disease and or no medical care of the wounded and bad or no food, water. Like the US